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button pin

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV975.61.194

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV975.61.194

Description: Lapel pin, button type, round. White ground with blue border and blue "SUBSCRIBER" at top, "1918 / VICTORY LOAN" at bottom. Red-bordered flag is at centre of image, flying from pole, rope visible. Five blue diagonal stripes are at upper left of flag, blue-bordered shield is at lower right, divided into three columns by thin blue lines. Shield also has horizontal red and yellow marks. Flag is shaded and edges curved to suggest movement. "TRADE MARK REG." in white in blue border at bottom. Pin front is formed over a metal back and held by pressure. Spring clasp back doesn't lock closed as pin extends .6 cm beyond edge of button and there is no clasp. Reverse of pin is silver-coloured metal with stamping, "B CO / UNION / -H N Y" ?, symbols ? in circle. Metal of back is tarnished, white on front is yellowing. Image is poorly stamped, making border wider at right and colours in shield are blurred and extend outside its border.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Advertising Media

Object Term: Button, Promotional

Marks/Labels: "SUBSCRIBER / 1918 / VICTORY LOAN", in blue paint "TRADE MARK REG", in smaller white paint on bottom edge

Measurements: Dia: 2.1 cm

Subjects: Adornment; Adornment - Lapel Pins; Advertising Medium; Wars; Wars - World War, 1914-1918; Occupations - War Worker

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button pin

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV972.142.22

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV972.142.22

Description: Badge, button, small. White background with dark brown maple leaf and photograph portraits of George V and Mary. Small piece of blue, white, and red ribbon attached to the back of the button's pin.

Marks/Labels: In brown; "WELCOME" "DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK" under photograph portraits of George V and Mary.

Subjects: Persons - Royalty; Souvenirs; Souvenirs - Royalty; Adornment; Adornment - Lapel Pins

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button pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact45853

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV003.57.3

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV003.57.3

Description: The pin badge is a round, flat, plastic disc with pin fastener on back. The front is white with a black shield outline highlighted with yellow. Inside of this is black "BURNABY", then black hockey puck with yellow and black hockey stick behind it and yellow wings, then below, "WINTER CLUB". Below the shield, on a black bar, is a yellow "TOURNAMENT". Above the shield and partially covered by it is red maple leaf. The pin was issued by the Burnaby Winter Club. On the reverse in red is the manufacturers name.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Documentary Artifacts - - Memorabilia

Object Term: Commemorative

Marks/Labels: "BURNABY / WINTER CLUB", text printed on the shield. "TOURNAMENT", text printed on the bar below th shield "THE GOLD LEAF IMPRINTERS / 2603 - 41ST STREET PHONE 542-7831 / VERNON, B.C. / POSTAL CODE V1T 6K3", there is a logo at left of 'G' and 'L' in red maple leaf. all of this is printed on the reverse face of the badge.

Measurements: Overall measurements diameter 4.6 cm.

Maker: Gold Leaf Imprinters

Country Made: Canada

Province Made: British Columbia

Site/City Made: Vernon

Subjects: Adornment - Lapel Pins; Events - Competitions; Sports - Ice Hockey; Souvenirs

Names: Burnaby Winter Club

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button pin

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV015.35.143

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV015.35.143

Description: button pin, Girl Guides; dark teal and yellow; Enrolment Pin; used in early 1940's when brass pins were unavailable; paper label on back reads: "MADE BY / Manitoba Stencil / and / Stamp Works / Winnipeg".

Reference: http://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/Documents/ON/Archives/Guide%20Badges%20A%20to%20G%20v3.pdf

Category: 03. Personal Artifacts

Classification: Adornment; Personal Symbols; Personal Symbols - - Personal Identification; Personal Symbols - - Status Symbols

Maker: Manitoba Stencil and Stamp Works

Country Made: Canada

Province Made: Manitoba

Site/City Made: Winnipeg

Subjects: Adornment; Adornment - Lapel Pins; Personal Symbols - Pins; Organizations; Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Girl Guides of Canada

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Interview with "The Bollywood Boyz", Harvinder Sihra and Gurvinder Sihra

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1970-2023] (interview content), interviewed 8 Jul. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (84 min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (62 min., 3 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with "The Bollywood Boyz", Harvinder Sihra and Gurvinder Sihra conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Rajdeep. 00:00:00 – 00:05:26 Gurvinder “Gurv” Sihra and brother Harvinder “Harv’ Sihra introduce themselves, providing details on …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (84 min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (62 min., 3 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Rajdeep Interviewees: "The Bollywood Boyz", Harvinder Sihra and Gurvinder Sihra Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: July 8, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:02:03 min Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby Photograph credit: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with "The Bollywood Boyz", Harvinder Sihra and Gurvinder Sihra conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Rajdeep. 00:00:00 – 00:05:26 Gurvinder “Gurv” Sihra and brother Harvinder “Harv’ Sihra introduce themselves, providing details on where they were born and grew up (in Burnaby), names of their parents and provide details on their family history. They describe how their grandparents and other relatives continued to live in Punjab after their father and mother immigrated to Canada in the 1970’s, recall the reasons their parents decided to immigrate and details of their lives before and after arriving in Canada. 00:05:27 – 00:06:46 Gurvinder and Harvinder describe some of their experiences travelling through Vancouver airport and compare their experiences with their mother’s own experiences. Gurvinder and Harvinder describe the layout of the airport and how customs and immigration has changed over time. 00:06:47 – 00:09:21 Gurvinder and Harvinder provide details about their mother, Parveen Sihra. They share information regarding her education in India and how she was unable to get work related to her degree in biology after immigrating to Canada. They convey how she worked in the Burnaby City Hall cafeteria in the 1990’s and how she worked part time in order to take care of her children. They share how their parents were proud Canadians participating in events inside and outside the South Asian community and were both fluent in English but often spoke Punjabi at home. 00:09:22 – 00:16:06 Gurvinder and Harvinder recall their childhood experiences growing up in Burnaby. They talk about the sports that they were involved with including hockey and Taekwondo, family vacations spent travelling to India and their experiences attending Marlborough Elementary School and Moscrop Secondary School.They describe how they first became interested in watching wrestling and trying it out on their own in their family home. Gurvinder and Harvinder recall their own experiences of discrimination while growing up and playing sports. 00:16:07 – 00:27:37 Gurvinder and Harvinder reflect and recall events that lead them to their dream of becoming professional wrestlers. They talk about pivotal events including attending their first live wresting event at GM Place with their father in 1996, beginning their training in Calgary in 2004, travelling across the country to participate in minor wrestling events, wrestling in Rogers Arena in 2017 and 2020 and getting their first call to join WWE. They talk about the support that they’ve had along the way to getting them where they are today and comment on why they want to be wrestlers in the WWE. 00:27:38 – 00:29:25 Gurvinder and Harvinder provide background information on their various wrestling personas and names in the world of professional wrestling including the Singh Brothers and the Bollywood Boyz. 00:29:26 – 00:38:43 Gurvinder and Harvinder talk about their experiences wrestling in India and the support and expectations of family members in becoming successful. Gurvinder and Harvinder recall and reflect on the experience of being fired from the WWE when cutbacks were made during the COVID pandemic. 00:38:44 – 00:42:53 Gurvinder and Harvinder describe what a day in their lives looks like now. They talk about how they’re still very passionate and focused on their wrestling careers and describe their experiences of having support and enthusiasm from fans and their parents. They talk about travelling across the country to particpate in different wrestling events. 00:42:54 – 00:47:18 Gurvinder and Harvinder talk about their training regimen including exercise and diet and describe areas in Burnaby where they like to train in gyms and the outdoors. 00:47:19 – 00:49:49 Gurvinder and Harvinder talk about neighbourhoods in Burnaby including Metrotown and Deer Lake and how they’ve seen them change over the years. 00:49:50 – 00:54:27 Gurvinder and Harvinder talk about their highest and lowest points in their wrestling careers, highlighting specific events. They talk about the physical stamina it takes for wrestling and compare their sport with the sport of Kabaddi (a contact team sport between two teams originating in India). 00:54:28 – 00:59:01 Gurvinder and Harvinder reflect on what toughness means to them, and what keeps them motivated to do what they do. 00:59:02 – 01:01:31 Gurvinder and Harvinder impart their words of wisdom to younger kids in chasing their passions and dreams and talk about their favourite Bollywood films and actors.

History: Interviewees' biographies: The Bollywood Boyz are a Canadian professional wrestling tag team composed of brothers Gurvinder "Gurv" Sihra (born in 1984) and Harvinder "Harv" Sihra (born in 1987). The pair are best known for their time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where Gurvinder and Harvinder performed under the ring names Sunil Singh and Samir Singh. They were both born and raised in Burnaby by their parents Harjeet and Parveen Sihra and attended Moscrop Secondary School. Gurvinder graduated from Douglas College where he studied criminology and has worked in loss prevention and has a third degree black belt in Taekwondo. Harvinder attended Douglas College with studies in history and has worked as a model and an actor. Both Gurvinder and Harvinder Sihra are Sikhs. Interviewer biography: Rajdeep was born and raised in the Lower Mainland and is of Punjabi (South Asian) descent. She has an Associate of Arts degree in Asian Studies from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia. She is a student in the Restoration of Natural Systems program at the University of Victoria. Rajdeep works at Simon Fraser University as a Program Assistant and as a researcher with the City of Burnaby. At Burnaby Village Museum, Rajdeep contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Education; Migration; Pandemics - COVID-19; Persons - South Asian Canadians; Religions - Sikhism; Social Issues; Social Issues - Discrimination; Social Issues - Racism; Sports; Sports - Martial Arts; Sports - Wrestling; Sports - Ice Hockey; Travel

Names: The Bollywood Boyz; Sihra, Guvinder "Gurv"; Sihra, Harvinder "Harv"; Sihra, Harjeet; Sihra, Parveen; World Wrestling Entertainment "WWE"; Moscrop Secondary School; Marlborough Elementary School; Metrotown

Responsibility: Rajdeep

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Park

Accession Code: BV023.16.12

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1970-2023] (interview content), interviewed 8 Jul. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Photographer: World Wrestling Entertainment "WWE"

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available upon request - contact Burnaby Village Museum

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lapel pin

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV985.97.3

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV985.97.3

Description: Pin, round, enamelled brass. Wide blue border around outside with thin gold edges and gold lettering "INTERNATIONAL. BOWLING. TEAM. / VISIT. 1927. TO. CANADA". Inner part of pin is cruciform, with round centre connected to outer edge with four arms, open cut-out areas between. Each arm shows a coloured enamel floral symbol. At top is the rose, at right are shamrocks, at bottom is the lily, at left is the thistle. At the centre of the pin is the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom in red and blue with gold. Locking pin back on reverse, open loop. "R. SCOTT / GLASGOW" in raised letters near bottom edge. Some discolouration on back, very slight wear on front.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Documentary Artifacts - - Memorabilia

Object Term: Commemorative

Marks/Labels: "INTERNATIONAL BOWLING TEAM", embossed gold lettering in half circle along top of pin "VISIT 1927 TO CANADA", embossed gold lettering in half circle along bottom of pin

Measurements: Dia: 2.9 cm

Country Made: Scotland

Site/City Made: Glasgow

Subjects: Adornment; Adornment - Lapel Pins; Advertising Medium; Events - Competitions; Organizations - Athletic Associations; Sports - Bowling

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lapel pin

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV985.3296.1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV985.3296.1

Description: Pin; gold, white, blue, red; gold bar with writing engraved; had two chains from which the oval hangs; oval has crown on top and British flag in centre; flag is overtop of white star on blue background; gold writing along outside edge. "PRIMARY / LIFE MEMBER / IMPERIAL ORDER / DAUGHTERS OF / THE EMPIRE"

Object History: The Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (IODE) is a Canadian women's charitable organization. Founded in 1900 during the Second Boer War in patriotic support of the British Empire.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Personal Symbols

Object Term: Insignia

Marks/Labels: "PRIMARY / LIFE MEMBER", blue engraving on gold bar "IMPERIAL ORDER DAUGHTERS OF THE EMPIRE", gold embossed in circular form along edge.

Measurements: L: 4.0 cm x W: 2.6 cm

Subjects: Adornment; Adornment - Lapel Pins; Organizations - Women's Societies and Clubs

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lapel pin

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV985.3298.1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV985.3298.1

Description: Pin; green, cream, blue, yellow; cream pin in tringular banner shape has blue writing embossed reading "VANCOUVER". It is attached to a green velvet bow; Five embroidered cream flowers with yellow centres (like daisies) hang from the bow, each attached to bow with greeen cord.

Marks/Labels: "VANCOUVER", embossed in blue in banner at top

Subjects: Adornment; Adornment - Lapel Pins

Geographic Access: Vancouver

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lapel pin

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV985.3319.1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV985.3319.1

Description: Pin; brass, yellow; brass frame of pin in oval shaped and has decorative, twisting motif at top centre and bottom centre; inside frame is drawing of mountains, water clouds and shining sun; lettering reading "VANCOUVER" is reflected in water

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Documentary Artifacts

Object Term: Souvenir

Marks/Labels: "VANCOUVER", half white and half black lettering printed along pin "THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO / NEWARK, N.J.", engraved on rear

Measurements: L: 5.1 cm x W: 2.9 cm

Maker: Whitehead & Hoag Company

Country Made: United States of America

Province Made: New Jersey

Site/City Made: Newark

Subjects: Adornment; Adornment - Lapel Pins

Geographic Access: Vancouver

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lapel pin

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV001.1.183

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV001.1.183

Description: Button pin, round, buff ground with wide brownish red border and green print. Around edge from left, "JULY / AUG / SEPT". Logo below 'AUG', illegible, "LI--HA" ?, then "1920". At bottom is brownish red dot at centre of "U.B.M.W.E.R.S.L." in circle. Pin is paper formed over a metal back and held in place by pressure. Clear coating over front. Back is dark metal with remains of pin clasp closure ?, coil of wire one side, lighter-coloured patch of metal around opening other side. Back is hollow. Manufacturer's stamp, mostly illegible, "--- CO" "--H.N.Y." and hallmark ?. Metal of back is tarnished, some scratches and wear on front.

Object History: Union dues button for the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees and Railroad Shop Laborers which was affiliated with the American Federation of Labour. Railroad way workers oversaw the maintenace of railroad tracks. (For more information see http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_186.html)

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Personal Symbols

Object Term: Insignia

Marks/Labels: "JULY / AUG / SEPT", green letters printed around top "1920", larger green numbers printed in centre "U.B.M.W.E.R.S.L.", green letters printed around dot and surrounded by a green circle

Subjects: Adornment; Adornment - Lapel Pins; Industries; Occupations - Railroad Labourers; Organizations - Unions; Transportation - Rail

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lapel pin

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV001.21.3

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV001.21.3

Description: Pin, silver-coloured metal, enamelled. Centre is image of landscape, blue water with waves, green hills, purple mountains with white snow and blue sky. Around most of centre, from upper left around bottom to upper right, is wide yellow border with silver "BURNABY . CENTRE . LAKE . DISTRICT". Details of landscape and border edges are silver. Back of pin is silver-coloured, lightly textured, with locking pin back closure. Stamped raised lettering "ALBERT" ? / TROPHIES LTD / VANCOUVER / TAIWAN"

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Personal Symbols

Object Term: Insignia

Measurements: L: 2.5 cm x W: 2.1 cm

Country Made: Taiwan

Subjects: Adornment; Adornment - Lapel Pins; Advertising Medium; Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs; Personal Symbols - Pins

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lapel pin

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV004.43.9

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV004.43.9

Description: Pin, Canadian Legion crest on blue ground; "North Burnaby B.C." "Legion" "148"

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Personal Symbols

Object Term: Insignia

Marks/Labels: North Burnaby B.C. / Legion / 148

Subjects: Adornment; Adornment - Lapel Pins; Personal Symbols - Pins

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lapel pin

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV004.43.14

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV004.43.14

Description: Pin, white, gold, red, black; "Burnaby Laphounds" "of Burnaby British Columbia" "1957"

Object History: The Guild founded in 1957.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Personal Symbols

Object Term: Insignia

Marks/Labels: Burnaby Laphounds / British Columbia / 1957

Subjects: Adornment; Adornment - Lapel Pins; Personal Symbols - Pins; Organizations

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lapel pin

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV004.43.15

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV004.43.15

Description: Lapel pin made of stamped brass finished with enamel and gold plating. The pin has a pin back. The pin is round with a bear facing head on at the centre. The background is dark brown and the bear face is highlighted with dark brown. There is a perimiter ring with a white background. Text in the ring says "BWC INVITATIONAL / ATOM "AAA" TOURNAMENT" The pin was issued by the Burnaby Winter Club for an Atom, triple "A" tournament

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Documentary Artifacts - - Memorabilia

Object Term: Commemorative

Marks/Labels: "B.W.C. INVITATIONAL / ATOM AAA TOURNAMENT", embossed on the perimiter ring of the pin.

Subjects: Adornment; Adornment - Lapel Pins; Personal Symbols - Pins; Sports - Ice Hockey; Souvenirs

Names: Burnaby Winter Club

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lapel pin

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV004.43.19

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV004.43.19

Description: Pin, yellow and gold; "Burnaby Parks & Recreation" "Skating Lessons"

Object History: Used in the late 1980s (perhaps earlier, perhaps later as well), pins were given to children who completed coloured levels in the Burnaby Parks and Recreation Skating Lessons program.